Help sexing a 5 week old EE

[ChickenMom04]

We recently got 3 new (what we hope to be) hens, from a feed store who was left with their last EEs that no one had bought. We think one of them is for sure a hen and pretty sure another is a rooster. There’s one however that we’re unsure on. It was hard to get pics, hopefully this helps.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Seems to have a female pattern.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

But could you get pics in normal light of all the birds?

 

[ChickenMom04]

Seems to have a female pattern.

Thanks! Any idea what a male vs female EE would look like? I know they’re hard to sex.

 

[ChickenMom04]

But could you get pics in normal light of all the birds?

I will soon

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Thanks! Any idea what a male vs female EE would look like? I know they’re hard to sex.

They actually usually are easy by 5 weeks.
Males are not usually a brown ombre, but patchy and have rusty patches on wings.

 

[The Happster]

Both the birds I can see are female.

 

[WallyG74]

I agree with all of the above responses. I have 2 EE pullets and 1 EE cockerel. They match OddOneOut’s description perfectly. Mine are 17 to 20 weeks but all the markings were already there at 5 weeks.

 

[ChickenMom04]

here are the pics in normal lighting, I noticed the pointy tail feathers which threw me off. Does this mean anything?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Pullet. Has female specific coloring for an EE.
Don’t worry about the tail it doesn’t mean anything.